VIRGINIA WATER (Reuters) - Golf's governing bodies announced on Tuesday that they will ban the anchoring of putters from 2016 in a move which will please traditionalists but could lead to a split in ...

To the surprise of exactly no one the Royal and Ancient Golf Club and the United States Golf Association enacted a new rule (14-1b) Tuesday banning anchoring the club against the body when making a ...

Golf's governing bodies, worried that players will turn to long putters as an advantage instead of a last resort, proposed a new rule Wednesday that would ban the putting stroke used by three of the ...

The USGA and R&A announced Wednesday a proposed anchored putting ban that, if approved, would take effect January 1, 2016. GolfChannel.com writers debate whether or not golf’s governing bodies made ...

Paula Creamer on the 1st hole during the final round of the Kraft Nabisco Championship held at Mission Hills CC in Rancho Mirage, CA on Sunday, April 2, 2006.Photo by Sam Greenwood/WireImage.com ...

It’s almost official. The U.S. Golf Association and R&A on Wednesday proposed a ban on the anchoring of the club, gripping hand or forearm to the body during the putting stroke. A final decision will ...

Thousand Oaks, California – Golf's governing bodies, worried that players will turn to long putters as an advantage instead of a last resort, proposed a new rule banning the putting stroke used by ...

The hallowed "Rules of Golf" will undergo a rare and controversial change, as the sport has placed a ban on "anchor putting," a tactic that has threatened to over take the game. A new rule, 14-1b, ...

The PGA Tour's policy board and the PGA of America announced Monday that they will fall in line and comply with a new USGA rule that bans the anchoring of a putter to the belly, chest or any other ...

Germany's Matti Schmid used his broom-handle putter to address his ball as he faced another crucial tap-in en route to second place at the Charles Schwab Challenge on Sunday - his best PGA Tour finish ...